Overview
The Interim HR Consultant (Change Management) will play a senior role during a critical period of organisational change providing expert guidance on a transformation project. This temporary role, based in Sutton, requires a professional with a proven ability to deliver a change management project within an educational body.
Responsibilities
* Organisation Design & Leadership Restructuring
o Lead the design, development and implementation of agreed organisational and senior leadership structures.
o Oversee leadership transitions, including appointments, role changes and exits arising from approved decisions.
* Strategic Change
o Play a key role in shaping decisions on organisational design and senior leadership structures as part of the wider transformation programme.
o Provide expert advice, insight and options to the CEO and COO, enabling informed, collective decision‑making.
o Convert agreed strategic direction into practical, deliverable and well‑sequenced change activity.
* Workforce Change, Consultation & Employee Relations
o Lead and manage the end‑to‑end planning and delivery of consultation, redundancy, redeployment and appeals processes resulting from Executive and Board decisions.
o Act as the senior operational lead for engagement with Trade Unions and staff representatives throughout the transformation process.
* Governance, Risk & Assurance
o Advise the CEO and COO on people‑related risks associated with organisational change and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies.
o Ensure robust governance, clear documentation and defensible audit trails across all transformation activity.
Profile
* The ideal Interim HR Consultant (Change Management) should have:
* Extensive experience operating at senior leadership level within complex, multi‑stakeholder organisations
* Demonstrated track record of contributing to and delivering large‑scale organisational change and restructuring programmes
* Strong expertise in employee relations, including leading Trade Union consultation and negotiation
* Deep, practical understanding of UK employment law and workforce change governance frameworks
* Proven experience working within the education and/or public sector
* Highly credible advisor, able to influence and challenge effectively at the most senior levels
* Sound judgement and strong analytical capability, particularly in complex, sensitive and ambiguous situations
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence and emotional intelligence to manage difficult conversations effectively
* Collaborative leadership style, comfortable operating within shared accountability and matrixed environments
Job Offer
* The successful Interim HR Consultant (Change Management) will receive:
* Competitive daily rate of £400-£500 depending on experience
* 6 month interim role based near Epsom
* 5 days a week on site role with free on site parking
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